Mocha-Cinnamon Hot Chocolate |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Here's a hot chocolate for the coffee lover. Plus, it's decadent enough to serve as dessert. Ingredients:
1/3 cup chilled whipping cream |
4 teaspoons plus 6 tablespoons (packed) dark brown sugar |
1 1/2 teaspoons plus 5 tablespoons instant espresso powder |
4 cups milk |
2 3-inch-long cinnamon sticks, broken in half |
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
3 ounces milk chocolate, chopped |
ground nutmeg |
additional cinnamon sticks (optional) |
Directions:
1. Whisk cream, 4 teaspoons brown sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons espresso powder in medium bowl until peaks form. Cover and refrigerate whipped cream.
2. Bring milk and 2 cinnamon sticks to simmer in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 6 tablespoons brown sugar, 5 tablespoons espresso powder, and cocoa powder. Whisk to blend. Add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Discard cinnamon sticks. Ladle hot chocolate into 4 mugs. Top with whipped cream. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Garnish with additional cinnamon sticks, if desired.
3. Nutritional analysis per serving: 438 calories, 22.0 g fat (13.3 g saturated fat), 51.6 mg cholesterol, 54.5 g carbs, 2.9 g dietary fiber, 47.5 g total sugars, 51.5 g net carbs, 11.4 g protein Nutritional analysis provided by Self
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